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New Prague High School principal Lonnie Seifert has been named superintendent of the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop school district, effective July 1. The appointment is subject to approval by the GFW School Board on Monday. One approved, he will submit his resignation as principal effective  June 30. ...

Montgomery's First Street received a seal coat treatment Tuesday morning, June 12.   Lisa Ingebrand Photo 

The process of seal coating of Montgomery's First Street from Boulevard Avenue to Oak Avenue started Tuesday morning, June 12, after heavy rains delayed the work on Monday. Pearson Brothers was hired to do the job, which includes sweeping the street, applying an oil tack material and chip rock,...

The 2018 Miss Waterville Royalty, front row, left to right: Junior Miss Attendant Charli Kossow, Junior Miss Skylah Bahmer, and Junior Miss Attendant Victoria Bruns. Back row, left to right: Miss Waterville Attendant Morgan Nusbaum, Miss Waterville Attendant Hannah Petry, Miss Waterville Alyssa Schwartz, and Miss Waterville Attendant Kayleen Stangler.

Alyssa Schwartz, daughter of Jeremy and Susan Schwartz, was crowned the 2018 Miss Waterville Friday, June 8. Her attendants are Morgan Nusbaum, daughter of Dave and Tammy Nusbaum, Hannah Petry, daughter of Todd and Amy Petry, and Kayleen Stangler, daughter of Jeff and Sue Stangler. Alyssa Schwartz...
Rush Wagner, right, director of the New Prague Area Community Band introduces their next piece of music the evening of Thursday, June 7, at Memorial Park. The band had its annual Concert in the Park with the theme this year revolving around moods and emotions, ranging from rage to joy. More than...
The first of a series of musical concerts will be held Thursday, June 14 at Montgomery’s Memorial Park with music starting at 7 p.m. The band Maria and the Coins will be performing. The band bundles danceable, big-picture pop ambition into earnest, honeyed indie sensibility.    “We have this...

Bullhead Days is June 8 through June 10 in Waterville.

The 54th annual Waterville Bullhead Days celebration starts Friday, June 8 and runs through Sunday, June 10. Friday events include the Medallion Hunt, a Karaoke Contest, the 62nd annual Miss Waterville Pageant, and a Fireworks Display. Saturday there will be a Softball Tourney, Kids Fishing Contest...
The New Prague City Council unanimously approved at its Monday, June 4, meeting a resolution ordering the improvement and preparation of plans for the 2020 Main Street project. The council held a public hearing on the project, drawing 15 property owners and business owners. Chris Cavett of the city...
The public works department was at the center of attention during most of the Lonsdale City Council meeting Thursday night. The meeting began with an abrupt recess and closed council session with Lonsdale Public Works Department Director Russ Vlasak and Lonsdale City Administrator Joel Erickson to...

Le Sueur County Sheriff officers and others examine the construction waste that was illegally dumped along the side of Waterville Township Road 470th Lane either late Tuesday, June 5 or early morning, Wednesday, June 6. Photo courtesy of Rhonda Gehrke

Taxpayers will be picking up the bill for the clean up of approximately 20 tons of construction waste that was dumped in a Waterville Township ditch on Tuesday, June 5 or Wednesday, June 6. According to Waterville Township Chairman Alan Gehrke, the mess was discovered along 470th Street on...
Scghool Finance Director Sandy Linn presented a draft of the 2018-19 budget to the New Prague Area School Board during its meeting Tuesday, May 29. She said that projections for the current year indicate the unassigned fund balance will be at $7.8 million, up from a projected $7 million in the...

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